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LCS Laboratory offers a sampling kit and laboratory analysis of Asbestos Fibers in Air using Transition Electron Microscopy. This is the state-of-the-art technology that is used by asbestos abatement professionals to monitor asbestos fibers in presence of other fibrous materials. The ultimate purpose of the test is to verify the concentration of harmful asbestos fibers does not exceed the regulated limit of 0.01 asbestos fibers per cubic centimeter (ff/cc). The testing procedure is developed by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and is known as NIOSH 7402 or “Asbestos Fibers by TEM method”. The kit and analysis are of professional grade and are the same tests that we offer to the professional asbestos industry.
Who Should Use this Kit?
- Homeowners can use the kit as a self-assessment technique if asbestos is accidentally disturbed during recent renovations. This test (NIOSH 7402) is highly specific to asbestos fibers and can be used when other nonasbestos fibers like wood dust and glass fibers can interfere with the analysis.
- Abatement companies must use it on the final step in the asbestos remediation process. The test is employed when the asbestos clearance test has failed. This is a requirement of the Ontario Asbestos Regulation 278-05
Sampling Kit. Your sampling kit includes an air sampling pump, several cassettes for asbestos sampling, sampling instruction, and prepaid laboratory analysis. Sampling instructions can be downloaded from our “Sampling Manuals” page. Once you complete the test, please complete an “Air Testing” request form and return the form, pump, and samples to our laboratory for analysis.
When to sample? Use this test when the asbestos removal is complete, and the area is cleaned and washed from the debris and dust. The purpose of the clearance test is to demonstrate that it is safe to move in. Do not collect the samples in the middle of the renovation. The samples will be spoiled and overloaded with construction dust.
Understand your Laboratory Report. The test results will be delivered to you in a form of a Certificate of Analysis. Please open the file and find “Asbestos Concentration in Air”. You may see one of the following statements:
- “<0.002” – this means that asbestos fibers are not detected. This is what we want to see.
- “0.005 Chrysotile” – Laboratory detected a low concentration of Chrysotile (asbestos) fibers in the air at a concentration of 0.05 fibers per centimeter cube. The bad news is that asbestos is detected at low concentration. The risk of exposure is low since the concentration is below the regulated limit of 0.01 ff/cc
- “0.012 Amisite” – Laboratory detected a high level of Amosite asbestos in the air with a concentration of 0.012 ff/cc. The risk of exposure is high and the room must be cleaned and tested again.
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